MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

PAST AND FUTURE

Yes, you have a past – we all do, and whether it was not the most stellar, was completely memorable, or was noteworthy doesn’t make it any less real or special. Your past is where you have come FROM and does not indicate where you are GOING; it does not control who and what you BECOME – that is all on YOU. YOU determine your future; you determine what events you set in motion to eventuate or come to fruition at a later date – the ACCOUNTABILITY lies with YOU.

Your past tells the story of where you have BEEN, of the strength and power of your convictions and beliefs, highlighting the path that has moulded you to this point – for some it’s extreme; for others it is simply waking up to realize what life is truly about; for others it is about testing themselves and pushing boundaries. For you to be where you are right now, you should have a sense of PRIDE that you have OVERCOME your past, not allowing it to determine your POTENTIAL and SUCCESS.

There is power in the past – IF we let it, for it is what has gone before and not what is to be. There is power in the present – in the POTENTIAL for the future, in the hope and faith in our hearts. There is power in the future – in the PROMISE of what lies ahead, the DIFFERENCE we can make, and even the successful should not be complacent, for the journey is not yet over, the path ahead unknown, to be determined, what we MAKE of it.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

NEVER TOO LATE

Dawn. Night fade away. Snow melting on the grass. Sunshine spreading rays of light over earth.

As the darkness recedes, let it take with it your fears. As the snow melts, let it dissipate the burdens that [might] rest upon your soul. As the sunshine illuminates, let it touch your heart and find the smile hidden inside.

There is so much history, but there is also a future. The past gave much love and happiness, but also great pain and sorrow. The future has not yet been written, but what we let walk with us into it will assist in determining how it plays out. Joy is found within and happiness is created from that joy, understanding that the choice is always yours and freeing your soul.

It’s never too late to be happy. All the time, no matter what hurdles life throws for us to leap over. It’s never too late to let that real smile out. Open and genuine, a lifetime of experience reflected in the eyes glowing above. It’s never too late to let yourself be the “child” of your soul. To let it dance and shine in the world, playfulness and wonder abound in every action.

You know what happiness feels like. You know what it looks like. You know what it can do.

It’s never too late to have and be and keep “happy”. Make the choice today and feel the change in your soul, the sudden lightness in your heart, the gentle calming of your mind. Let your smile face the world as you prepare to embrace the day and watch how your life changes.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 332: HAVE FAITH

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

HAVE FAITH

Worry takes away time. It ages your soul. It creates tears in your mind. It uses space that could be better occupied.

Worrying does not get you anywhere. Worry of what might happen. Worry of the future. Worry of whether or not you are following the right path. All these worries, and for what?

Worry destroys the time you have been blessed with by taking your heart’s eyes off what is happening in the NOW, seeing instead of happiness everything that could possibly go wrong, envisioning the disaster that might occur, remembering the past and forgetting that this is NOT it. Worry takes us from the present into either the past or the future, one that is gone forever and the other not yet upon us, causing us to cease to live in the present. And the PRESENT is what is important, for we cannot change the past nor predict the future, but we CAN control what we are doing NOW.

Worry solves nothing. It does not do a soul good. It does not create harmony in one’s heart and mind. It serves no purpose but to create problems where there are none.

A little trepidation about what is to come is natural, but we need not worry about [nor fear] it. Instead, have a little FAITH that you are right where you are SUPPOSED to be at this point in your life, surrounded by the people you are MEANT to be surrounded with, loved by the one your life has been leading you TOWARDS, writing a future that holds nothing but GREATNESS.

Faith gives HOPE to a soul. It supersedes all worry and fear, giving you calm inside your inner essence that everything will turn out all right, knowing that God would NOT have brought you to this place if He had not intended you to learn or become something from it, if He did not think you could not handle it.

Faith is a POWERFUL tool, a weapon against the worry that seeks to destroy you. It allows you to see the light in the darkness, be able to take that first step out into the unknown, trust that your soul knows what it’s doing, and that your instinct will not lead you wrong. LET yourself have faith and TRUST in it. Trust in yourself and in Him, and know that the world is a wonderful place where ANYthing is possible and dreams DO come true.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 328: I, NOT EVENTS

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

I, NOT EVENTS

Some say that being happy is a state of mind, and to some extent, I believe that it is true. However, sometimes we cannot help the feelings running rampant in us because of an event or person, and we can find ourselves experiencing emotions for seemingly no reason at all. In those times though, we DO have the power, once we RECOGNIZE what has transpired, to CHANGE our mindset.

We live in the PRESENT. Sometimes it is NOT what we want it to be, but it CAN be what we WILL it. The mind is a POWERFUL tool, the most powerful WEAPON we have at our disposal when it comes to eliminating the NEGATIVE from our lives. If something affects you so dramatically that you lose all hope and will to live, think of something ELSE – what brings your heart a SMILE, relights the lamp of FAITH in your soul, and REMEMBER that life is GOOD, if only you OPEN your being to see the blessings you have.

I, not the events going on or around me, have the power to determine my state of mind and the HAPPINESS my soul delights in, the beauty that can be CREATED. The power to be happy lies withIN us – in your mind and heart and soul. We DECIDE what we will be – in our attitude when we wake, in our thoughts when something unexpected happens, in our feelings when we are taken unawares by circumstances not planned for.

The past is GONE – use it only to LEARN from. The future has not YET arrived – look FORWARD to it with ANTICIPATION. The present is what we have NOW – make the MOST of every moment to create the most amazing fairy tale imaginable, because dreams DO come true and miracles are EVERY day, and YOU are one of them, a BLESSING born on earth with the POTENTIAL for heaven.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 327: GIVE THANKS

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

GIVE THANKS

BEAUTIFUL, beautiful day! A day of THANKSGIVING and CELEBRATION of all the BLESSINGS He has bestowed upon us; of GRATITUDE and WONDER for the FREEDOM of our souls; of the wonders of life WAITING to be discovered and EMBRACED. A day to remember with JOY because we HAVE it; life to LIVE it and REMEMBER all He has done for us, RELEASING us from our prisons, setting us FORTH on our journey UP the mountain of life, creating in us the desire to give MORE to life, to leave more than a little part of us behind in EVERY soul we meet and touch, to make our DIFFERENCE bigger and better and GREATER than we might ever have imagined.

Give THANKS! For all that you HAVE; all that you ARE; all that you are BECOMING. Be GRATEFUL that you have made it this FAR, the struggles and heartache and pain merely NECESSARY stepping stones to the HAPPINESS that now fills your soul, so that you can UNDERSTAND and APPRECIATE the BEAUTY of what your heart is now experiencing, the WONDER of it, that it DOES exist for YOU and that you CAN have it if you desire it so strongly. Let the LIGHT in your heart and the SMILE in your soul be a BEACON of HOPE for those out there who are walking where you have BEEN, giving them STRENGTH to KEEP going, knowing that there are BETTER days COMING.

Be BLESSED! Look back ONLY to LEARN your lessons; look FORWARD to what is to COME; ENJOY and live IN the MOMENT. Life holds far MORE for you, a lot more to be THANKFUL for, blessings and love you might have rejected at any other point in time but are now able to ACCEPT, because you are in a place where you are at EASE with yourself and have GROWN “into” who you are, KNOWING what your heart TRULY desires, no longer IGNORING the calling that you have forever suppressed, WANTING to give your soul MORE room to GROW and FLOURISH, so that you BLOSSOM into the person that God always INTENDED you to be, having ALL that He intended you to have.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 289: WHO YOU ARE

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

WHO YOU ARE

You are YOU. Wonderful. Individual. Unique. Precious. Irreplaceable. REALIZE that.

You have life in a way like no other. You have experienced the same things as others, but come out of everything differently than anyone else. You have seen the world in a fresh perspective from the rest of it.

Your past has created you. Your present CONTINUES to build you up into who you will eventually become. Your future is not yet determined though, and you can always CHANGE the path you are on. It’s never too late to change.

You are not defined by your past. You are defined by who you ARE and who you are is YOUR decision. You can choose to let what has happened to you overwhelm you or you can choose to OVERCOME it. Use your past experiences to mould you, but do not let them determine the future.

You have overcome a lot in your life. You are blessed to still be here. Use your life as an EXAMPLE to others, the change you want to see in this world. Use what has changed you to create the POSITIVE change that only YOU can make.

You are who you are. EMBRACE it. CELEBRATE it. USE it to make this world BETTER.

© 2012 Rosie Chee